Summary

  • MP Anna Soubry outraged by malicious tweet

  • Tributes paid to men who died in A52 crash

  • Councils pay out thousands over asbestos in schools

  • West Bridgford school shut for third day

  • Notts County manager cancels Christmas party

  • Boxer Ekow Essuman wins first professional fight

  • Benitez sends encouraging words to Forest

  • Updates for Friday 2 December 2016

  1. Latest headlines for Nottinghamshirepublished at 09:27 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2016

    Sandish Shoker
    BBC News Online

    • Broxtowe MP Anna Soubry has said she is "disturbed" by a malicious tweet she's been sent
    • Nottinghamshire councils have paid out almost £375,000 in compensation after exposure to asbestos in schools
    • Nottingham boxer Ekow Essuman won his first professional fight last night
  2. Soubry tweet: 'Keyboard warrior inciting violence'published at 09:17 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2016

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  3. MP 'disturbed' by tweetpublished at 09:01 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2016

    Kevin Stanley
    Reporter, BBC Radio Nottingham

    We've spoken to Anna who has said she's very disturbed by the tweet.

    She's reported it to Nottinghamshire Police but told us she hasn't heard back from them yet.

    Anna Soubry
  4. Outrage over 'Jo Cox' tweet at Anna Soubrypublished at 08:59 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2016

    Kevin Stanley
    Reporter, BBC Radio Nottingham

    The Conservative MP for Broxtowe Anna Soubry has been the subject of a malicious tweet which says "someone jo cox Anna Sourby please".

    She tweeted a screen grab of it this morning, saying "This is what has happened to our politics. Tolerance &free speech must prevail".

    Soubry tweetImage source, Twitter / Anna Soubry
  5. Boxer wins first pro fightpublished at 08:46 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2016

    BBC Nottingham Sport

    Nottingham boxer Ekow Essuman won his first professional fight in Birmingham last night, beating Russian Andrej Cepur 40-36 on points.  

    Ekow Essuman
  6. Numbers of schools with asbestos could be higherpublished at 08:45 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2016

    Sandish Shoker
    BBC News Online

    Nationally, councils have paid out £10m compensation to people exposed to asbestos in schools.

    It is thought any school building built before 2000 is likely to contain some form of asbestos but the numbers could be much higher as schools that have become academies are not included in council figures.

    asbestos
  7. Union unhappy with council approachpublished at 08:40 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2016

    Sandish Shoker
    BBC News Online

    Sarah Lyons from the National Union of Teachers (NUT) thinks the city council's approach is all wrong. 

    She said the policy of "trying to manage it in situ is just not working". 

    Ms Lyons said their main concern is the amount of former pupils who are dying as adults because of exposure to asbestos while at school.

  8. Councils pay out thousands for asbestos exposurepublished at 08:36 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2016

    Councils in Nottinghamshire have now paid almost £375,000 in compensation to staff who were exposed to asbestos in schools.

    asbestosImage source, Thinkstock

    Nottingham City Council has handed out £177,000 over the last ten years but will only say there are fewer than five cases, and that saying any more could identify someone.

    And it has admitted almost 40 schools still have asbestos in them - which they said is "being properly managed".

  9. Primary school shut for a third daypublished at 08:18 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2016

    BBC Radio Nottingham

    Jesse Gray Primary School in West Bridgford is closed again today.

    It was shut on Wednesday after a ceiling fell down.

    Nottinghamshire County Council said repair work will continue over the weekend, and the school will re-open on Monday. 

  10. Watch: Friday's weather outlookpublished at 08:12 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2016

    Alex Hamilton
    BBC Weather

    It’ll be cloudy and mostly dry today with some brighter spells where the cloud thins and breaks.

    Highs of 8C (46F).

  11. Travel: Busy in the morning rush hourpublished at 08:06 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2016

    BBC Travel

    Nothing major to tell you about this morning but there's a lot of slow traffic about. Mansfield Road in Arnold is looking busy as is the A52 Clifton Boulevard and in Bingham and Derby Road in Bramcote.

  12. Join us for today's updatespublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2016

    Sandish Shoker
    BBC News Online

    Friday is here and I'm writing your news for Nottinghamshire today.

    It's still a bit dark and grey outside but it should brighten up later